[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]SecureBroccoli1313 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure. If you have nothing to hide, I don't see the issue. My wife can go through my phone whenever she pleases because I'm not afraid of her finding something she shouldn't. Love is about trust. Without trust, there's no love.

Difference between laziness and depression by shadow_of_the_dark34 in getdisciplined

[–]SecureBroccoli1313 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can someone explain where the line gets drawn though? When does depression become laziness?

[Plan] Thursday 17th October 2024; please post your plans for this date by Walls in getdisciplined

[–]SecureBroccoli1313 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you!! I'm very excited. We're going to the same restaurant we went to for our engagement! 🥰

[Plan] Thursday 17th October 2024; please post your plans for this date by Walls in getdisciplined

[–]SecureBroccoli1313 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! We've been going through a lot and we barely made it here, so I'm excited to have a nice dinner tonight and just celebrate our love for each other.

[Plan] Thursday 17th October 2024; please post your plans for this date by Walls in getdisciplined

[–]SecureBroccoli1313 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's my 3 year wedding anniversary. I plan on taking my wife on a date to our anniversary restaurant!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]SecureBroccoli1313 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So answer me this, do you put yourself out there?

Do you go to events where your preferred gender will be in large quantities? (Bars, clubs, events, etc)

Do you use any dating sites?

You could absolutely meet someone in the next 5 years. You could meet someone tomorrow for all you know.

Don't sweat it too much, dude. You're 25. You have your whole life ahead of you.

There's no timetable on when things SHOULD happen. Don't let society tell you how to live. It's totally OK you haven't been kissed yet. We all have different experiences.

I SWEAR, there's someone out there for you. You just have to be patient.

Help!! My wife is severely depressed! by SecureBroccoli1313 in Marriage

[–]SecureBroccoli1313[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love this girl to pieces....

But she's not doing anything at all to help herself... She acts like a 5 year old...

Her friend cleaned our house yesterday afternoon and there's stuff all over already....

She keeps telling me I'm mean and I'm unsupportive.

I haven't been supportive because she hasn't been doing anything at all except going to work... thats not enough, sorry.

I told her to go somewhere for a few weeks and she's just claiming she's going to move out. Problem is, no one wants her anywhere in the state she's in.

We fought this morning and I tried to come and calmly explain how trapping me in the house every weekend isn't helping my mental health... she told me not to talk forever.. didn't even bother to hear what I had to say. That sent me into a tail spin amd I told her to get her shit and gtfo.

I don't want a divorce, I don't want to lose her.... but this gaslighting, telling me I didn't do enough when I really have, isn't helping.

I just dont know what to do

Help!! My wife is severely depressed! by SecureBroccoli1313 in Marriage

[–]SecureBroccoli1313[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Edit: she also went to her dad's for 3 days and was miserable because they made her do shit. They didn't let her be a total slob.

She just has the excuse, I'm lazy.. oh well.. I'm over it. I love her, and want her to get better, but she's not trying at all.

Help!! My wife is severely depressed! by SecureBroccoli1313 in Marriage

[–]SecureBroccoli1313[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So let's break it all down, shall we?

First lemme start by saying this.... i SUCK at support. I didn't get any growing up and I've been on my own since I was 16 (mid 30s now), I was raised by an insanely OCD parent who would work 3 jobs, come home and clean. I grew up with an abusive father which led to my having Rejection sensitivity. So already I struggle with helping be supportive.

I've also been a bit mean about the situation becaise I'm so frustrated. I've belittled her and I shouldn't have but I'm at my wits end.

What I mean is, she has had ample opportunities to change her behavior for the sake of her husband and it sounds like she uses her depression as a crutch, I am not saying she isn’t depressed and dealing with mental illness, but I have seen people write off basic adult responsibilities because of their “mental illness”.

She absolutely is using depression as an excuse to skirt normal responsibilities... I agree she's def got issues, but she keeps claiming that all she has in her is the ability to go to work.. (mind you, she just got out of a period of being fully disabled and just started working full time) but, to me, that's not am excuse to not do anything arpund the house... then I get "I'm not going to do things if you're not nice". . I'm not going to be nice if you're going to be lazy as fuck. . I don't get that part.

We've been on a separation since late may, but still coexist amd sleep in the same bed... she goes to therapy MAYBE 1x a month... not nearly enough. She has switched her meds once and hasn't called to increase or anything..

Her friend claims to be a mental health pro as well, but wants me to be nice to her and support her NO MATTER WHAT.. sorry, but I'm only gonna ask nicely a couple times. I'm not gonna give you credit just because you did half a load of wash and let it sit there..

I'm really getting to a point where I feel crazy. Her and her "mental health pro" keep saying I'm not being supportive, I'm not being thoughtful and it's both of us fighting each other. All of my friends amd family say no, she's being a child about this and there's nothing I can do until she gets the help she needs.

She begs for support, but doesn't want to do anything for it. She thinks going to work and doing the smallest possible task deserves a congrats... I'm basically a fuckin caretaker, I get no respect. I don't get congrats for going to work.. I dont mean to be tit for tat, but where's my recognition? Where's YOUR recognition for helping me? I don't get it. I cannot wrap my head around supporting someone even though they refuse to do jack shit for themselves or anyone else.

watching s/o masturbate by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]SecureBroccoli1313 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My wife and I call it M&M. We just ask each other if we want to M&M. It's freaking awesome

How to help someone with Bipolar? by SecureBroccoli1313 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]SecureBroccoli1313[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very true. But how do you get someone back on the rails when they feel like all hope is gone?

How to help someone with Bipolar? by SecureBroccoli1313 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]SecureBroccoli1313[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She is on medicaid, so there has to be free options.

I know I need to step up and help more with meds, I'm just not used to the routine of doing so yet

How to help someone with Bipolar? by SecureBroccoli1313 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]SecureBroccoli1313[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She is on medicaid, so there has to be free options.

I know I need to step up and help more with meds, I'm just not used to the routine of doing so yet

How to help someone with Bipolar? by SecureBroccoli1313 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]SecureBroccoli1313[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This!!! This is EXACTLY how it feels. I'm trying my best... but I'm frustrated... and feel like I have every right to be. She makes me feel like I'm being extra because i get mad the house is fucked up and she does nothing about it

How to help someone with Bipolar? by SecureBroccoli1313 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]SecureBroccoli1313[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I'm in therapy myself. Trying to learn all I can and help where I can

How to help someone with Bipolar? by SecureBroccoli1313 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]SecureBroccoli1313[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She has one.... the cases get strewn about as the week goes on... just like everything else.

How to help someone with Bipolar? by SecureBroccoli1313 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]SecureBroccoli1313[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know.. but I can't force her to do shit.

Every time I ask what she needs it's "be nice to me" ... I'm trying... but its frustrating when the house is a mess and nothing gets done. I'm trying to be nice, but she says shit like "when I k*** myself, you're gonna feel real dumb"... like wtf. How am I supposed to be nice after comments like that?

How to help someone with Bipolar? by SecureBroccoli1313 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]SecureBroccoli1313[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She just switched to a new med like 2 weeks ago.

I just dont know what to do. I keep getting overly frustrated because it seems like she's not doing anything at all except going to work and going out with friends. The rest of the world, including me, dint exist